Apple's turn to be accused of copying

SWITZERLAND'S national rail company has accused Apple of stealing the look of its station clocks for the iOS 6 operating system used by iPhone and iPad devices.

Both designs have a round clock face with black indicators except for the second hand, which is red.

A spokesman for the Swiss Federal Railways, or SBB, said the Apple design was ''identical'' to the one designed by the rail company in 1944.

''We are proud that this icon of clock design is being used by a globally successful company,'' said Reto Kormann, noting that Apple had not asked for permission before doing so. ''We've approached Apple and told them that the rights for this clock belong to us.''